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“PR for Nonprofits” service-learning project

by corinnew July 27, 2014

I’ll be teaching “Public Relations for Nonprofit Organizations” this fall and am looking for two nonprofit organizations in the Austin area that would be interested in working with my St. Edward’s University Communication students during the fall semester! This class is a service-learning course which allows students to gain valuable hands-on PR experience while simultaneously helping out […]

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All I know about job hunting I learned in my social media class!

by corinnew August 12, 2013

Yes, I know, job hunting isn’t even on the syllabus, but believe me, this class has taught you more about job hunting than you may realize. Remember that personal learning network (PLN) we built for your class project, or that notice-me list you had to create for a homework assignment? Today, I’ll show you how […]

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Pay it Forward! We’re Replacing Final Presentations with Workshops open to the Public

by corinnew April 18, 2012

It’s that time of year: in college classrooms all over the nation, students are getting ready to put together final presentations to demonstrate what they’ve learned in their classes. This semester, I decided to raise the bar a little and to turn the traditional final presentations into free workshops open to the Austin community! I […]

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Teaching Students to Become Curators of Ideas: The Curation Project

by corinnew April 16, 2012

I know a lot of people view curation as a buzz word devoid of meaning, but I like the metaphor! I think it beautifully captures the process we need to go through to best make sense of the vast amount of information available on the web. Of course, it doesn’t help that a lot of […]

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